fatbongo
fatbongo.bsky.social
fatbongo
@fatbongo.bsky.social
Dislike but fascinated by antivaxxers and the conspiracist/far right.
Is there any evidence (eg poll data) that shows that hardline anti migration rhetoric and policies reduce racial tension?

The only thing I can think of is an argument along the lines of 'Thatcher's approach weakened the NF'
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
'Brexit' worked in a similar way.

What seems to be on offer now is 'a strong leader who will do a general crackdown on the people you hate'.
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It's easy to get round this.

You take a really deep vape, hold it in for as long as you can and then gently breath out the snall amount of vapor left through a folded towel held tightly to your mouth.
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They used 'I'm just asking questions' followed by 'you want to censor me' to delegitimize any restrictions on expressions of racism, antivax etc.

Now they are in a pickle, because the tactic of shifting the Overton window using (phoney) free speech absolutism has reached 'hearing out' pedos.
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If you live in the southern hemisphere when is the best time to get vaccinated, given that we don't have the "it's cold I'll stay indoors" plus Christmas season travel and social mixing combo?
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I remember when they used to claim our military in Basra, Iraq were better at occupation than the crude, aggressive Yanks.

They said our colonial experience was key, as it taught us that being nice to the natives made them like us and be more cooperative.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I hope so as they want vaxxed kids to go to school after a potential exposure and there are going to be people actively sabotaging any quarantine efforts, so we can no longer rely on what parents say.

Adults can get the MMR vaccine if they don't know if they got it when they were a kid.
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It costs a hell of a lot more to care for someone in hospital than to vaccinate and the rate in is 15%+ of cases.

I've no doubt this is reflected in his and Seymour's pro vax statements.

Thankfully it looks like the cooker have only managed to get a toehold in NZF. Has Peters commented yet?
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The big one in London wasn't.
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We need to prioritize outreach and counter disinfo to increase vax rates for Maori kids.

But NZF is run by cookers. They & NZF equate counter disinfo with 'censorship' & the coalition opposes 'race based' health provision.

So not much will be done until pakeha kids feel the impact ie far too late
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'm pretty sure I remember getting annoyed at a version of this article by Toynbee when Brown was PM.
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hardcore conspiracy theorists often do put the work in, often aren't uneducated and could claim to be 'experts'. It's just that they just have really messed up reasoning, which means they can't apraise info properly.
October 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Do you reckon anyone has none of these in their head?
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I've started running again after 30 years.

Online chat suggests I need a Fitbit and an app, plus extremely specific knowledge of my running style to buy the right shoes.

I feel part of the issue is that everyone is encouraged to think like they are a high level athlete so they buy stuff.
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I remember being handed a flyer at an anti-globalist protests which essentially said "this isn't going to work, we need to do local organizing around housing etc"

It seemed a bit boring and party pooper, but it was obvious they had a point and a few years later I was attending their meetings
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I once made a throwaway comment "somebody should..."(can't remember what) and got a 3 minute speech from an anarchist about how DIY activism was his creed and my attitude was part of the problem

Another issue was situationist posing ie "we are the pilled elite who will awaken the dumb masses"
October 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I thought that if you introduce your baby to an ethnic minority person seven times they'll stop having food tantrums.
October 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I recently read a reasonably credible article that explained how reading on the loo can give you piles and tbh it's got me rattled.
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I once worked with a member of Opus Dei - a kind of community-based nun - who turned out to be the most effective workplace organiser I've ever seen.

Management tried to weasle out of paying someone's maternity pay, so she rallied all the staff and half the trustees and got it overturned that day
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
What he says seems to me partly right, but for the wrong reasons.

COVID showed (me at least) that a small minority (and far too many) drs and nurses shouldn't be anywhere near patients or giving out health advice.

Makes me wonder about how they got qualified and are regulated.
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
If you watch the video you can see that they were in one of the cars that got stopped when the street was blocked.
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
What is the standard definition of UPF? What makes it ultra, as opposed to just processed?
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Before lableak was normalised Brownstone published an article saying the speed COVID was sequenced was fishy

It strongly implied this meant the vaccine was developed before the pandemic and suggested the Samoan measles outbreak was 'Them' doing a practice run of lockdowns and 'forced' vaccinations
October 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
And the account he's boosting is one of the most prolific antivax accounts in New Zealand.
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM